His link, as a priest, to poetry was classically spiritual ... the 17th-century Zen monk who played a crucial role in haiku’s development—some of his best haiku depict life elements reduced to their ...

3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their ...

A new poem by poet laureate Simon Armitage has been unveiled in Cornwall at The Lost Gardens of Heligan. This marks the start of a year-long collaboration between the iconic Cornish gardens and ...

A haiku is a traditional form for poetry from Japan. Often about nature, following a strict structure of syllables per line. One famous haiku is by Bashō. Here it is in Japanese: Why not have a try?